On the first day of the sacred Ten Days of Dawn, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution met with thousands of people from all walks of life. He called the 12th of Bahman (February 1) “an exceptional, historical day.” Referring to the overthrow of the Pahlavi regime, he said that the Pahlavi system was changed from a “one-man, authoritarian, anti-religious, and (foreign) dependent” system to one that is “based on the people, rooted in religion, and standing up to the bullying of arrogant powers.” He said, “The people extinguished the flames of the recent American-Zionist sedition, just as they have done with all previous conspiracies, and in the future, with divine guidance, the nation will overcome any challenge and bring matters to a conclusion in the same way.” He added that, similarly, in the future, with God’s guidance, the nation will decisively handle any incident. Ayatollah Khamenei also identified the